Assignment Grade

Test 1 58
Paper 1 70
Test 2 72
Paper 2 60
Test 3 90
Final Grade 70
Let's say you're enrolled in a class. You currently have a grade of 65, and you need at least a 70 to pass the cl
assignment that might be able to raise your average.

You can use Goal Seek to find out what grade you need on the final assignment to pass the class.

In the image to the left, you can see that the grades on the first four assignments are 58, 70, 72, and 60.

Even though we don't know what the fifth grade will be, we can write a formulaor functionthat calculates th

Instructions:
1. In this case, each assignment is weighted equally, so all we have to do is average all five grades by typing =
or by using the shortcut >FORMULAS > AVERAGE (drop down) > sum/return!

2. From the Data tab, click the What-If Analysis command, then select Goal Seek from the drop-down menu.

3. Set cell: Select the cell that will contain the desired result. In our example it is cell B7.

4. To value: Select the desired result. In our example, we'll enter 70 because we need to earn at least that to

5. By changing cell: This is the cell where Goal Seek will place its answer. In our example, we'll select cell B6 b
grade we need to earn on the final assignment.

6. click ok

Question: What grade do you need to earn on your final assignment to pass?
Reservation fee $230.00
Price per person $14.50
Number of guests 18.62069
Budget $500.00
Let's say you're planning an event and want to invite as many people as you can without exceeding

We can use Goal Seek to figure out how many people to invite.

Instructions:
1. In our example, we first want to calculate the total cost of a room reservation, plus the cost per p
select cellB4and insert the formula=B1+B2*B3
or use a shortcut!

2. From theDatatab, click theWhat-IfAnalysiscommand, then selectGoal Seekfrom the drop-do

3. Set cell:This is the cell that will contain the desired result. In our example, cellB4.

4. To value:This is the desired result. In our example, we'll enter500because we only want to spe

5. By changing cell:This is the cell where Goal Seek will place its answer. In our example, we'll sel
because we want to know how many guests we can invite without spending more than $500.

6. click ok

Question: How many guests can you invite without exceeding your budget?
 Assignment Grade
Test 1 88
Paper 1 93
Test 2 83
Paper 2 86
Test 3 100
Final Grade 90
Instructions:
UseGoal Seekto determine what score you would need in Test3to earn a final grade average of90.
Course Accounting English Marketing Chinese Entreprenuership
Q1 88 85 87 96 95
Q2 92 95 93 84 85
S1 90 90 90 90 90
Calculus Art Studies Thai Civics Thai LanguagePE Capstone
80 90 82 80 91 100
100 90 98 100 89 80
90 90 90 90 90 90